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In this final lecture dealing with electromagnetic cascades we will look at a few applications of Monte Carlo programs to problems of interest in medical physics and dosimetry. In particular, we will consider two areas: 1) bremsstrahlung production from medical accelerators; 2) photon dosimetry at medium to low energies.
On leave of absence from SLAC (Stanford University), 1978/79.
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Nelson, W.R. (1980). Application of EGS and ETRAN to Problems in Medical Physics and Dosimetry. In: Nelson, W.R., Jenkins, T.M. (eds) Computer Techniques in Radiation Transport and Dosimetry. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3608-2_17
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